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Theories of Grandparental Stress

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  • Pandialagappan, Thamilselvi
  • Ibrahim, Rahimah

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Many grandparents today have the responsibility of caring for their grandchildren. Clearly, grandparenting has become a complex, diversified role within families. As the number of grandparent-headed households continues to increase in society, so do their stressors. Although it is not a new phenomenon, interest in examining grandparental stress is relatively new. The focus of this paper is to provide an overview of theories and factors influencing grandparental stress. The paper briefly reviews theories to explain causes of grandparental stress. Based on the reviewed theories, it can be concluded that grandparental stress is a multifactorial problem that appears to affect grandparent caregivers overall well-being. The stress experienced by custodial grandparents was related to their caregiving situation, the subsequent environmental and socioeconomic status.

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  • Pandialagappan, Thamilselvi & Ibrahim, Rahimah, 2018. "Theories of Grandparental Stress," Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, CSRC Publishing, Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy Pakistan, vol. 4(1), pages 101-106, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:src:jbsree:v:4:y:2018:i:1:p:101-106
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.26710/jbsee.v4i1.372
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